1959 British Grand Prix

December 2019 August 2011 F1 1959 French Grand Prix 1959 German Grand Prix United Kingdom British 12th RAC British Grand Prix 18 July Circuit Aintree.svg 1959 Aintree Circuit, Liverpool, England Permanent road course 3.000 4.828 75 225.00 362.10 Dry and sunny. AUS Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 1:58.0 Stirling Moss Great Britain BRM 1:57.0 69 Bruce McLaren New Zealand Cooper-Climax 75 AUS Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax UK Stirling Moss BRM NZL Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax GBR The 1959 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Aintree Circuit on 18 July 1959. It was race 5 of 9 in the 1959 World Championship of Drivers and race 4 of 8 in the 1959 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the 14th British Grand Prix and the third to be held at the Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, a circuit mapped out in the grounds of the Aintree Racecourse horse racing venue. The race was held over 75 laps of the four kilometre circuit for a race distance of 362 kilometres. The race was won by Australian Jack Brabham taking his second Grand Prix victory in a works Cooper T51 with rear-mid engine, from Climax. Brabham dominated the race (and the season), leading all 75 laps to win by 22 seconds over British driver Stirling Moss driving a British Racing Partnership entered front engine BRM P25. It was the first time a BRP entry finished in the top three. Brabham's Cooper Car Company teammate, New Zealander Bruce McLaren finished in third place, just 0.2 seconds behind Moss, having lost second place late in the race. Harry Schell finished fourth for the Owen Racing Organisation BRM team a lap behind Brabham. The British Grand Prix had the biggest entry of the 1959 season, outside the 1959 Indianapolis 500, with 30 cars competing and 24 starting the race, all despite the absence of Ferrari. Strikes in Italy trapped the team at home,Hope-Frost Henry Top 12: Ferrari‑free Grands Prix https://www.goodwood.com/grr/f1/exceptional-11-ferrari-free-grands-prix/ www.goodwood.com 25 October 2023 leaving the local British teams to fight over the race, with nearly all drivers being Anglo-Saxons. Ferrari's new driver Tony Brooks was given a release and started the race in a Vanwall, the dominating team of 1958. Vanwall wasn't nearly as good in 1959, Brooks was the first to retire with misfire after 13 laps, having started in a lowly 17th after winning the French Grand Prix a few weeks earlier, then in a front engine 2500cc Ferrari. Several teams entered 1500cc Formula 2 cars, most with the smaller of the Coventry Climax FPF versions, but some with a Borgward 1500 RS engine. Like Climax, Maserati 4-cylinder engines came in both sizes. The event had four drivers with the same surname - Taylor - enter. The win saw Brabham expand his points lead over Brooks to 13 points. Moss and McLaren moved into fourth place just half a point behind the absent Phil Hill. On the last lap of this race, McLaren became the youngest driver to set a fastest lap in Formula One, aged 21 years and 322 days. It was another 44 years before Fernando Alonso relieved him of that achievement with fastest lap in the 2003 Canadian Grand Prix. He was a day younger aged 21 years and 321 days. thumb|left|280px|The BRP-entered BRM P25 which Stirling Moss drove to second place in the 1959 British Grand Prix, BRP's first podium finish. Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap1 12 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 1:58.0—2 2 UK Roy Salvadori Aston Martin 1:58.0 +0.03 8 United States 1959 Harry Schell BRM 1:59.2 +1.24 18 France Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 1:59.2 +1.25 14 United States 1959 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 1:59.4 +1.46 4 United States 1959 Carroll Shelby Aston Martin 1:59.6 +1.67 6 UK Stirling Moss BRM 1:59.6 +1.68 16 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 1:59.6 +1.69 28 UK Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 2:00.0 +2.010 10 Sweden Jo Bonnier BRM 2:00.0 +2.011 42 UK Ron Flockhart BRM 2:00.2 +2.212 30 UK Alan Stacey Lotus-Climax 2:02.8 +4.813 22 UK Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati 2:03.0 +5.014 36 UK Brian Naylor JBW-Maserati 2:03.0 +5.015 38 UK Jack Fairman Cooper-Climax 2:04.2 +6.216 48 UK Chris Bristow Cooper-Borgward 2:04.4 +6.417 20 UK Tony Brooks Vanwall 2:04.6 +6.618 46 UK Ivor Bueb Cooper-Borgward 2:04.8 +6.819 24 Germany Hans Herrmann Cooper-Maserati 2:05.6 +7.620 40 Brazil 1889 Fritz d'Orey Maserati 2:05.6 +7.621 58 UK Henry Taylor Cooper-Climax 2:05.6 +7.622 64 UK David Piper Lotus-Climax 2:06.0 +8.023 52 UK Peter Ashdown Cooper-Climax 2:06.2 +8.224 50 UK Mike Taylor Cooper-Climax 2:07.0 +9.0 DNQ Did not qualify 56 UK Bill Moss Cooper-Climax 2:07.2 +9.2 DNQ Did not qualify 60 UK Mike Parkes Fry-Climax 2:07.6 +9.6 DNQ Did not qualify 44 UK Trevor Taylor Cooper-Climax 2:08.2 +10.2 DNQ Did not qualify 54 UK Keith Greene Cooper-Climax 2:09.8 +11.6 DNQ Did not qualify 62 UK Dennis Taylor Lotus-Climax DNQ Did not qualify 66 UK Tim Parnell Cooper-Climax Source:https://gpracingstats.com/seasons/1959-world-championship/1959-british-grand-prix/ 1959 British GP Qualification www.chicanef1.com 25 July 2020 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 12 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 75 2:30:11.6 1 8 2 6 UK Stirling Moss BRM 75 + 22.2 7 6.51 1 3 16 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 75 + 22.4 8 4.51 1 4 8 United States 1959 Harry Schell BRM 74 + 1 Lap 3 3 5 18 France Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 74 + 1 Lap 4 2 6 2 UK Roy Salvadori Aston Martin 74 + 1 Lap 2   7 14 United States 1959 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 73 + 2 Laps 5   8 30 UK Alan Stacey Lotus-Climax 71 + 4 Laps 12   9 28 UK Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 70 + 5 Laps 9   10 48 UK Chris Bristow Cooper-Borgward 70 + 5 Laps 16   11 58 UK Henry Taylor Cooper-Climax 69 + 6 Laps 21   12 52 UK Peter Ashdown Cooper-Climax 69 + 6 Laps 23   13 46 UK Ivor Bueb Cooper-Borgward 69 + 6 Laps 18   Ret Retired 4 United States 1959 Carroll Shelby Aston Martin 69 Ignition 6   Ret Retired 40 Brazil 1889 Fritz d'Orey Maserati 57 Accident 20   Ret Retired 42 UK Ron Flockhart BRM 53 Spun Off 11   Ret Retired 38 UK Jack Fairman Cooper-Climax 39 Gearbox 15   Ret Retired 10 Sweden Jo Bonnier BRM 37 Brakes 10   Ret Retired 22 UK Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati 31 Transmission 13   Ret Retired 24 Germany Hans Herrmann Cooper-Maserati 21 Gearbox 19   Ret Retired 64 UK David Piper Lotus-Climax 19 Overheating 22   Ret Retired 36 UK Brian Naylor JBW-Maserati 18 Transmission 14   Ret Retired 50 UK Mike Taylor Cooper-Climax 17 Transmission 24   Ret Retired 20 UK Tony Brooks Vanwall 13 Ignition 17   DNQ Did not qualify 54 UK Keith Greene Cooper-Climax         DNQ Did not qualify 56 UK Bill Moss Cooper-Climax         DNQ Did not qualify 60 UK Mike Parkes Fry-Climax         DNQ Did not qualify 62 UK Dennis Taylor Lotus-Climax         DNQ Did not qualify 44 UK Trevor Taylor Cooper-Climax         DNQ Did not qualify 66 UK Tim Parnell Cooper-Climax        Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1959/639/ 1959 British Grand Prix formula1.com 16 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140218001207/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1959/639/ 18 February 2014 Notes 1 1 – Includes 0.5 points for shared fastest lap Notes This race marked the first Formula One World Championship Grand Prix pole position for Jack Brabham and for an Australian driver. This was Bruce McLaren's first fastest lap and podium finish. It also marked the first Formula One World Championship fastest lap and podium finish for a New Zealand driver. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 10px 1 Australia Jack Brabham 27 10px 2 UK Tony Brooks 14 10px 3 USA 1959 Phil Hill 9 10px 12 4 UK Stirling Moss 8.5 10px 5 5 New Zealand Bruce McLaren 8.5Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1959/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx Britain 1959 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 13 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Cooper-Climax26 10px 2 Italy Ferrari16 10px 3 UK BRM14 10px 4 UK Lotus-Climax3Source: Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em External links Brabham presses home his claim on the title http://www.gpracing.net192.com/races/reports/80.cfm Grand Prix Racing 7 September 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070814020311/http://www.gpracing.net192.com/races/reports/80.cfm 14 August 2007 dead GRAND PRIX RESULTS: BRITISH GP, 1959 http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr080.html GrandPrix.com 7 September 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070929124115/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr080.html 29 September 2007 live 1959 British GP http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1959&gp=British%20GP ChicaneF1.com 7 September 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070929095617/http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1959&gp=British%20GP 29 September 2007 live (Race results and statistics.) British Grand Prix 1959 1959 French Grand Prix 1959 German Grand Prix 1958 British Grand Prix 1960 British Grand Prix British Grand Prix Category:British Grand Prix Category:1959 in British motorsport